1837 Ohio Laws 30-31, General Acts vol. 35, An Act to Organize and Discipline the Militia, § 29.
| dc.coverage.spatial | Ohio | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-10-24T13:47:28Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-11-12T16:54:29Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-03-17T03:54:51Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1836 | |
| dc.description.abstract | That in every regiment, squadron or battalion the field officers shall each arm himself with a good and sufficient sword and pair of pistols, and furnish himself with a good and sufficient horse, with saddle, bridle, martingale and holsters; and in each company of cavalry or troop of horse, the commissioned officers shall each be armed with a good and sufficient sword and pair of pistols | |
| dc.description.lawtext | Sec. 29. That in each regiment, squadron or battalion the field officers shall each arm himself with a good and sufficient sword and pair of pistols, and furnish himself with a good and sufficient horse, with saddle, bridle, martingale and holsters; and in each company of cavalry or troop of horse, the commissioned officers shall each be armed with a good and sufficient sword and pair of pistols, and shall each furnish himself with an active horse, not less than fifteen hands high, with saddle, bridle, martingale, holster and valice; and each non-commissioned officer, musician and private, shall, in like manner, furnish himself with a good horse, not less than fifteen hands high, with a good and sufficient saddle, bridle, martingale, valice and holsters; and, in like manner, shall arm himself with a good and sufficient sword and a pair of pistols, and a cartridge box, to contain twelve cartridges, suitable to the bore of his pistols; and all persons belonging to a company of cavalry or troop of horse as aforesaid, shall wear, as a part of their uniform and equippage, a pair of short boots and plated spurs; and in each company of infantry, artillery, riflemen or light-infantry, the commissioned officers shall arm themselves with a good and sufficient sword; and in the artillery each private or matross shall be armed with a good and sufficient musket, bayonet and belt, or fusee, with a cartridge box to contain twenty-four cartridges, suitable to the bore of his gun; in all rifle companies, the non-commissioned officers and privates shall arm themselves with good and sufficient rifles, powder horns and bullet pouches; in all light infantry companies, the non-commissioned officers and privates shall be armed with muskets, bayonets and belts, with a cartridge box, sufficient to contain twenty-four cartridges, suitable to the bore of his gun; and all infantry companies, each non-commissioned officer and private shall arm himself with a good and sufficient rifle or fusee. | |
| dc.description.summary | The law required members of organized militia units to provide specified arms and equipment according to their role. Cavalry were required to have swords, pistols, horses, and ammunition, while infantry, artillery, riflemen, and light infantry were required to furnish appropriate swords, muskets, rifles, bayonets, cartridge boxes, and related equipment. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://dspace.firearmsresearchcenter.org/id/frc0001/4988 | |
| dc.relation.isreferencedbyGoogle | https://www.google.com/books/edition/Acts_of_the_State_of_Ohio/WZk4AAAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Ohio+laws+vol+35&printsec=frontcover | |
| dc.relation.isreferencedbyHeinOnline | https://heinonline.org/HOL/P?h=hein.ssl/ssoh0162&i=30 | |
| dc.subject | ARMED FORCES | |
| dc.title | 1837 Ohio Laws 30-31, General Acts vol. 35, An Act to Organize and Discipline the Militia, § 29. |